For a thousand years, the Watchers have scanned the skies, waiting for the alien invasion promised in ancient prophecy. In the far-future ruins of Earth, humanity lives in guilds, Musicians, Scribes, Merchants, Clowns, each tied to a purpose, each clinging to survival as the planet crumbles.
One Watcher journeys with Avluela, a winged Flier, to the ancient city of Roum. But in a single moment of distraction, he fails his duty. The star people descend, and the world trembles on the edge of conquest. With humanity’s survival at stake, the Watcher sets out in search of answers, chasing whispers of forgotten history.
Winner of the 1969 Hugo Award, Robert Silverberg’s Nightwings is a haunting, lyrical vision of decline, resilience, and fragile hope.
